document.write( "Question 610698: the product of two numbers is 84. One number is 13 more than 2 times the other. Find both numbers \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #384515 by Maths68(1474)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x and y be the two numbers\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The product of two numbers is 84. \n" ); document.write( "xy=84.........(1) \n" ); document.write( "One number is 13 more than 2 times the other. \n" ); document.write( "x=2y+13..............(2) \n" ); document.write( "Substitute the value of x in (1) \n" ); document.write( "(2y+13)y=84 \n" ); document.write( "2y^2+13y=84 \n" ); document.write( "2y^2+13y-84=0 \n" ); document.write( "Solve for y \n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \n" ); document.write( "y=4 or y=-10.5(inadmissible) \n" ); document.write( "Put the value of y=4 in (1) \n" ); document.write( "xy=84 \n" ); document.write( "4x=84 \n" ); document.write( "x=84/4 \n" ); document.write( "x=21\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x,y = 21,4\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check \n" ); document.write( "====== \n" ); document.write( "xy=84 \n" ); document.write( "21*4=84 \n" ); document.write( "84=84\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=2y+13 \n" ); document.write( "21=2(4)+13 \n" ); document.write( "21=8+13 \n" ); document.write( "21=21 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |